Willow Lakes

Willow Lakes, Hart Lane, Bodham, NR25 6PX.
In the North Norfolk coastal area between Sheringham and Holt

DAY TICKET:
Adult: £10
U16: £5
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Willow Lakes

Fishing Lakes, Bodham, NR25 6PX.
In the North Norfolk coastal area between Sheringham and Holt

DAY TICKET:
Adult: £10
U16: £5

Fishing is a great sport for young and old alike

Mats and nets will be provided and collected from the container between the car park and lake entrance.
Please return and place the equipment on the hooks inside the container when you leave.
Please do not bring any dirty, damp fishing accessories on to site including weighing slings and fishing towels.
Make sure these items have been washed and completely dry.
Thank you for respecting our rules and the safety of our fish.

Where

The Lakes are situated on Hart Lane in Bodham, North Norfolk

What is here

The Large Lake contains 29 fishing platforms
The Small Lake contains 13 fishing platforms
Toilets are available on site

How much per day

A day ticket costs £10 for an adult and £5 for those under 16 and can be purchased on the day by our roving support staff

24hr CCTV in operation

fisherman at willow lakes

Share your photos

We would love you to post your catch pictures to our Google page

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Tell us about your visit

We would also love you to tell everyone about your day as this can be useful to other visitors

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Keep our site clean

Please take all rubbish with you, including unused bait.

A rod licence - gives you the legal right to use a fishing rod or pole.
Issued by the Environmental Agency (EA), one rod licence licences up to two fishing rods.
Anyone aged 13 or over must have a rod licence. If you're under 13 you don't need one.
You can buy a 1-day, 8-day or 12-month licence online. Buy it from the EA :

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Bream

Bream is a deep-bodied fish with a high back and flattened sides. Typically it is dark brown or greyish on the back with younger fish being much more silvery. Small bream are often called skimmers

Rudd

Rudd are coppery golden in colour with bright blood red fins and an upturned mouth for surface feeding.

Chub

Chub are a shoaling fish, dusky silver in colour often with a brown to bronze sheen. They are quite distinctive with a blunt snout, rounded body and very large mouth.

Carp

Carp are easily recognised by their dark brown to bronze colouration. They have a large rounded body and large powerful fins. Decades of selective breeding has resulted in three common strains. Common carp are fully scaled, mirror carp are partially scaled and leather carp have virtually no scales at all.

Tench

Tench are easily recognised by their olive green colouration and small red eyes. They have a stout body and rounded powerful fins. They can on rare occasions be of golden colouration.

Roach

Roach is a shoaling fish, silver in colour with grey-brown to orange fins. Roach can often be confused with rudd. To check, you can count the lateral line scales (rudd have 40-55), look at the shape of the mouth (rudd have an upturned mouth as they primarily feed at the surface) and make sure the front of the dorsal fin is in line with the pelvic fins (In rudd the dorsal fin is well to the rear of the pelvic fins).

Perch

Perch have a greeny-brown back with a series of dark vertical bars across the upper sides and bright orange or red pelvic and anal fins. They have a very spikey dorsal fin and pointed gill covers and care should be taken when handling them.

Grass Carp

Grass carp have elongated, chubby, torpedo-shaped body. Their body colour is dark olive, shading to brownish-yellow on the sides, with a white belly and large, slightly outlined scales

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General Rules

Fish Rod Details
DAY TICKET:
Adult: £10
U16: £5

willowlakesbodham@gmail.com

  • No barbed hooks. no braided or heavy strength line. Max hook size 8.
  • When removing your hook from the fish please be careful and gently place the fish back in the water, letting go when the fish is ready.
  • Do not litter and take all rubbish home with you
  • Try to keep your noise down & Strictly no drugs or alcohol permitted
  • Use all baits in moderation and do not throw boilies into the lakes
  • Always use a landing net and mat and make sure they are adequate for the size of fish available to catch
  • Fishing is only permitted during daylight, no night fishing permitted.
  • Please keep all dogs on leads and clean up any mess
  • No naked flames, shooting or live-baiting
  • Bait boats are not permitted and not necessary on these lakes
  • Under 16’s must be accompanied by an adult and be well behaved
  • Fishing from platforms only. Be aware they may become slippery when wet.
  • All boats stored on the lake are strictly NOT for public use
  • Make sure you have your licence to fish and random spot checks of your rigs may also be requested by our lake staff.
  • PLEASE BE RESPECTFUL OF THIS VENUE, EACH OTHER AND OF COURSE THE FISH.
  • We hope you have a lovely day fishing
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Willow Lakes, Hart Ln, Holt NR25 6PX
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The fishing lakes will reopen Monday 19th June.